"Extracted from U.S. fish commission bulletin for 1897." Proceedings of the congress.- Methods of plankton investigation in their relation to practical problems, by J. Reighard.- The importance of extended scientific investigation, by H.C. Bumpus.- The utility of a biological station on the Florida coast in its relation to the commercial fisheries, by S.E. Meek.- Establishment of a biological station on the gulf of Mexico, by W.E. Taylor.- Some notes on American shipworms, by C.P. Sigerfoos.- An economical consideration of fish parasites, by Edwin Linton.- The fish fauna of Florida, by B.W. Evermann.- The lampreys of central New York, by H.A. Surface.- The protection of the lobster fishery, by F.H Herrick.- The Florida commercial sponges, by H.M. Smith.- On the feasibility of raising sponges from the egg, by H.V. Wilson.- The Hudson river as a salmon stream, by A.N. Cheney.- A plea for the development and protection of Florida fish and fisheries, by J.A. Henshall.- International protection for the denizens of the sea and waterways, by B.W. James.- The restricted inland range of shad due to artificial obstructions and its effect on natural reproduction, by C.H. Stevenson.- The green turtle, and the possibilities of its protection and consequent increase on the Florida coast, by R.M. Munroe.- Some factors in the oyster problem, by H.F. Moore.- The oyster grounds of the west Florida coast: their extent, condition and peculiarities, by F. Swift.- The oysters and oyster-beds of Florida, by J.G. Ruge.- The Louisiana oyster industry, by F.C. Zacharie.- The oyster-bars of the west coast of Florida: their depletion and restoration, by H.A. Smeltz.- Notes on the fishing industry of eastern Florida, by J.Y. Detwiler.- Oysters and oyster-culture in Texas, by I.P. Kibbe.- The methods, limitations, and results of white-fish culture in lake Erie, by J.J. Stranahan.- A brief history of the gathering of fresh-water pearls in the United States, by G.F. Kunz.- The red snapper fisheries: their past, present, and future, by A.F. Warren.- Some brief reminiscences of the early days of fish-culture in the United States, by L. Stone.- The relations between state fish commissions and commercial fishermen, by W.E. Meehan.- Possibilities for an increased development of Florida's fishery resources, by J.N. Cobb.- The utility and methods of mackerel propagation, by J.P. Moore.- The large-mouthed black bass in Utah, by John Sharp.- Florida fur-farming, by J.M. Willson, jr.- Index 14